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Alysha Hilder B.DanceST (Head of Modern & Performance)

Alysha started dancing at the age of four, studying Ballet, Jazz, and Contemporary and as an adult she studied Tap. After being awarded a dance scholarship, she went on to
gain a Bachelors Degree in Dance Studies and a Masters Degree in Dance Movement Therapy at the University of Auckland. Alysha has been teaching for ten years working
in different capacities including dance studios, schools, daycares, retirement villages, gym & community settings.


Over the years Alysha has performed at the Civic in Ruaumoko choreographed by Moss Patterson alongside Atamira Dance Company. Travelled to America where she
performed at Los Angeles Disneyland and on Hollywood Boulevard taking classes at IDA, Millennium and The Edge studios with internationally renowned choreographers.
Alysha has also been involved in many community projects including stage-managing for AUE Dance company and Xavier Breed at the Pacific Dance Festival, involvement in
Youdance & Fringe Dance Festivals and community programmes such as the Initiate Dance Holiday Programme.


Currently Alysha is working as a Dance Educator and Arts & Movement Therapist in multiple arenas. Alysha has experience with students from as young as eighteen months
old to well into their nineties. When using Movement and / or Art as a therapeutic tool she has worked in settings that include Aged Care (Dementia, Parkinson’s, Stroke),
Cognitive Impairments/Neurodiverse, Autism, ADHD, Deaf Blind, low income background populations, Wheelchair users, Neurotypical and Trauma survivors. After submitting her masters thesis she is now following her passion for working with women who have experienced medically traumatic events.


Alysha teaches across our kids and adults classes and strongly believes that dance should be for everyone and is passionate about inclusivity in classes.